New Denver Aquarium Targets Rivers

May 30, 1999|By N.Y. Times News Service.

On June 21, Denver joins the growing list of landlocked cities that have aquariums. Colorado's Ocean Journey will feature 15,000 specimens representing more than 300 species of fish, birds, mammals and invertebrates. Two exhibits will simulate two major waterways: the Colorado River and the Kampar River in Sumatra.

Among the Sumatran habitats re-created are a rain forest and a coral lagoon.

The Colorado River exhibit depicts the journey of the river from its origins as a mountain stream to the Sea of Cortez. Visitors can follow the river on its 1,500-mile journey to a wetlands area, through a canyon and into desert.

Colorado's Ocean Journey is at 700 Water St., just off Exit 211 of Interstate Highway 25. For more information, call 303-561-4450; www.oceanjourney.org.